Glynis Barber and Michael Brandon raise a toast as they celebrate 20 years of marriage | Daily Mail Online Glynis Barber and Michael Brandon raise a toast as they celebrate 20 years of marriage comments When Glynis Barber met the American actor, Michael Brandon, she thought he was 'obnoxious' and 'a nightmare'. It was on the first series of Eighties cop show Dempsey And Makepeace and seeing as the pair were cast in the lead roles, first impressions did not bode well. But the pin-up blonde found her opinion changing as they worked together and their relationship began to develop off-screen. As the couple celebrate 20 years of marriage, they reflected on their early days together and the secret behind their long-lasting relationship. Enlarge China wedding: EastEnders actress Glynis Barber and her actor husband Michael Brandon celebrate 20 years of marriage Barber, who recently joined the cast of EastEnders as Glenda Mitchell, admits the couple have a passionate and volatile relationship, but are still as happy as ever. She tells the new issue of Hello! magazine: 'Michael and I have always had a very up and down, passionate, quite volatile relationship.

'You would hope after 20 years it would calm down a bit, and I suppose we have mellowed, but it’s still quite volatile. I don’t know, maybe that’s the secret? The one thing is that it’s never boring.' South African-born Barber, 54, and Brandon, 64, met in 1985 when they were cast in the LWT production of Dempsey And Makepeace, a police drama about a posh English noblewoman Sgt Makepeace and a streetwise New Yorker Lt Dempsey. Where it all began: Brandon and Barber fell in love while playing police officers in Eighties show Dempsey And Makepeace By the second series, the couple had begun dating, to the joy of the show's fans. Recalling their first meeting, Barber said: 'I didn’t know Michael at all, so I didn’t know that he was already practising his character and I just thought he was completely obnoxious. 'He was really loud, yelling at the top of his voice.

I had a boyfriend at the time and I went home and said, "That man is a nightmare, I don’t know how I’m going to work with him."' RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share After the programme ended in 1986 after three series, the pair split for a short time later, before reuniting and marrying in November 1989 and welcoming a son Alex in 1992. Barber admitted the couple thought about splitting several times during their two decades together, but realised their love for each other was too strong. She said: 'We’ve never split up during our marriage, but there have been times when we’ve thought about it. Friends in high places: Barber and Brandon talking to the late Princess Margaret at the Television Newscaster/Presenter of the Year Awards in 1985 'But every time we’ve thought about it, there has been this strong bond that has kept us together.' Both actors had been married briefly before - Brandon was wed to Bionic Woman star Lindsay Wagner for three years in the later Seventies, while Barber was also married for three years to an actor she met at drama school, Paul Antony Barber. The full story appears in this week's Hello!

magazine, out now Brandon believes their second marriage survived so long because they were in their 30s and 40s when they wed. He explained: 'We both had a marriage before that wasn’t great. But those relationships were tethered with youth and a crazy lifestyle; then you look for different things.' Despite hanging up their police badges 24 years ago, the couple admit they would consider returning to Dempsey and Makepeace for a one-off reunion show. Brandon said: 'We could always go back and do a two-hour special.' Barber added: 'It would be fun. We could show what happened to those characters, what they are doing now.' • The full interview with Barber and Brandon is in the new issue of Hello! magazine, on sale now. Do you have a story about a celebrity?

Call the Daily Mail showbusiness desk on 0207 938 6364 or 0207 938 6683 "Dempsey and Makepeace" Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 8:34 AM, PST NEWS trailers and videos full cast and crew trivia official sites memorable quotes Overview 19 out of 21 people found the following review useful: A great show that didn't last from Alexandria, VA 25 June 2003 Watching the ridiculous, but funny "Keen Eddie: (on Fox) last night made me think about D&M and how wonderful it was. We got to see 20 of the 29 episodes produced and they ran as a syndicated show during the fall of 1985. Unfortunately the remaining shows didn't make it over here. Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber had tremendous on-screen chemistry (which eventually carried off-screen as they got married), and the writing, location shooting, directing, and acting were top notch. Dempsey's character was an no-nonsence action guy, who often had a hard time with the stiff rigid ways of Scotland Yard.

Makepeace, on the other hand, though by the book on the job, was a wild society dame after hours, which took Dempsey a while to adjust too. I would like to see the final 9 episodes to see if D&M's sexual tension finally resulted in them "closing the deal"!!! I wonder if this marvelous show will ever show up in re-runs? Was the above review useful to you? 16 out of 18 people found the following review useful: Great Show! from Scranton, PA 22 January 2006 I used to watch D&M here in the US in 1985. It was broadcast on the local NBC affiliate after "Saturday Night Live" and was on for about a year. I stumbled upon it by accident and quickly became a fan. I liked the lead actors (Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, who are married in real life) and the premise of the show (NYC cop who is set up by his partner is sent to work in London on some kind of exchange program for his own safety). The location shots were also terrific and really added to the plot. I really miss it, as I haven't seen any cop show quite like it ever again.

I have some VHS tapes of the show. I read some comments about a DVD release, which would be great. I'd love to watch all the episodes over again. I can't believe it's been more than 20 years since I first watched it! Check it out if you get a chance. Highly recommended. I give it 10 out of 10 stars. Was the above review useful to you? 13 out of 14 people found the following review useful: Great Chemistry Between Brandon and Barber from England 25 May 2002 Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber made a great team as they played Dempsey and Makepeace in this exciting cop show from the 1980's. Dempsey was the tough and streetwise American cop, Makepeace was the educated Detective Sergeant based in England. They were total opposites but that's what made the show great. The music from this show was one of the best from the 1980's and the action scenes were just brilliant. British criminals just couldn't stand up to the tough Dempsey who was a brilliant fighter and who didn't really get hurt much. Makepeace could also hold her own against the bad guys.

They worked for the intense Chief Superintendent Spikings played by the late Ray Smith and aiding them on cases was Detective Sergeant Jarvis played by Tony Osoba. Brilliant series-especially the pilot episode. Was the above review useful to you? 12 out of 14 people found the following review useful: Totally love it!! from London, UK 11 December 2003 My brother first introduced me to this show in 1996 when I was 13 and I have been a hardcore fan ever since!! From the first episode I watched, I was hooked. I dont think I can praise Michael and Glynis enough for their performances in the show. And Ray and Tony played their parts well too. Even though the show was supposed to be serious - I found the humour and one liners from James and Harri very funny and memorable. Its part of what made the show likable. I had the great pleasure of meeting Glynis this year and she is really nice and polite, and I am thankful that she agreed to let me meet her as she could have easily had said no.

(So thank you Glynis!!) I could sit and watch this show all day, and I hope that Granada Plus will continue to replay it very soon, as there are still a few episodes that I havent seen. If there are any hardcore fans out there that read this please get in touch by leaving a message on the message board!! Ciao from London, England 10 September 2001 I used to love this show as a kid and recently I've been re-watching some of it and I still think it's as good as I used to. Micheal Brandon and Glynis Barber are great as James Dempsey and Harry Makepeace. The chemistry is amazing and because it was real all the more interesting to watch. It's a shame that they only made 3 seasons - although its great to re-watch them all again. My only complaint is that they never got together romatically and I think that they should have. Was the above review useful to you?

9 out of 11 people found the following review useful: one of the best series from Slovakia 25 August 2005 I watched Dempsey & Makepeace when I was small (10-12 years, I don't remember) and I loved this series. Few days ago, I've noticed they are repeating it on our TV station and I was very happy to see it again. I like it even more than before. I love this series. It is gorgeous. The plot of every episode is quite exciting and interesting. It is always something new and original. I have never be bored during watching this series. I think it's quite realistic. They don't shoot so much and if so, watching them is so exciting. I love Dempsey and Makepeace's sense of humor. It should be serious but when they say something funny, it is great and I am laughing like I would watch a comedy :) The actors are marvelous. They are playing in such a beautiful style. I love their cars! 1980's Fords are so cool! Especially Makepeace' Escort 1.6i cabriolet. Really nice cars.

In Slovakia (my country), our actors have done one of the best Slovak dubbing for Dempsey & Makepeace, ever! I would love to hear the original D&M voices, too. Was the above review useful to you? 4 out of 4 people found the following review useful: Two very different detectives make a great team 10 May 2014 *** This review may contain spoilers *** Dempsey and Makepeace was created by Tony Wharmby, the series ran between 1985 and 1986 and it stars Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber and Ray Smith. Tough American cop Lt. James Dempsey(Michael Brandon)is transferred to the UK to work after he kills his partner who was involved in Police corruption. Dempsey is paired with by the book upper class Detective Sergeant Harriet 'Harry' Makepeace(Glynis Barber). The pair work in a unit under the command of Chief Superintendent Spikings(Ray Smith). From the start the pair are as different as chalk and cheese but over time(as is usually the way in similar series like this)they come to respect and like each other and work well together.

The buddy cop formula at the time usually revolved around two male characters, Dempsey and Makepeace changed all that. Also long before Mulder and Scully arrived on the scene Dempsey and Makepeace not only managed to work together as friends and colleagues but had a sexual tension between them that was very powerful, no doubt helped by the fact that Michael and Glynis fell in love making this and were married in 1989, they are still together today. This series brings nothing new to the buddy cop formula but is very enjoyable non the less. It has some great stories and superb performances from the leads. If you like The Professionals, The X Files or Starsky and Hutch then this is one to watch. Was the above review useful to you? 4 out of 4 people found the following review useful: Classic Formula with High Calibre Chemistry from United States 15 August 2010 This little 80's-era cop series was elevated by the performance and (obvious) skillful additional writing done by the cast. It was one of the earlier U.K. imports to be played on commercial TV for U.S. audiences (as opposed to public TV like PBS).

Those that saw it loved the over-the-top action and smooth, seductive style of Michael Brandon's no-nonsense Brooklyn cop, Dempsey. His counterpart, Makepeace, is the Sloaney skirt who is annoyed by the brash New Yorker's style, but can't quite seem to hate him because he's not only witty, but has good police skills. The chemistry between the Bensonhurst Badboy and the Upper Crusty Lady Makepeace heats up as the seasons progress. The other critical ingredient to the success of this project was (Ray Smith) Gordon Spikings character who is consistently yelling and dropping the hammer on one person or another, as the commander of the unit. Lots of gunplay, explosions, and stunts. Character-wise, it has a flavor not wholly unlike Scarecrow and Mrs. King, which is of a similar vintage. Ironically, the Brits espouse an anti-gun sensibility and create a cop character that fires his .357 revolver at absolutely EVERYTHING - even if he doesn't have a clean shot. As of 2010, there is no region 1 (USA) DVD commercially available from the series.

An unfortunate oversight on the part of the owners, since even a small fan base here in the U.S. is as big as a large fan base in another country. They are overlooking the opportunity to re-purpose this content. Was the above review useful to you? 5 out of 6 people found the following review useful: Sit back and enjoy the ride. 12 May 2009 Dempsey & Makepeace. This series can be considered to be the original Remington Steele. Dempsey & Makepeace had great chemistry, Makepeace with the brains and Dempsey with the mouth. If you are not too much into serious police procedures and details, you will enjoy this show. Most of the shooting (both with camera and guns) takes place on location in London city. Glynis Barber, as Sgt. Harry Makepeace, was extremely beautiful, always smartly dressed and from an aristocratic background while Michael Brandon, as Lt. James Dempsey, was handsome and witty with his accent and the love for his weapon, sent over from NYPD on an exchange. Was the above review useful to you?

Underrated Police Series 13 February 2016 *** This review may contain spoilers *** I remember watching Dempsey and Makepeace in the late 1980s and I loved it with all the action and chemistry that it offered. The differences between the lead characters is what made the show work well in personality, nationality and for appearance one being dark and the other fair that bought the chemistry of their differences to the paradox of their partnership of the personal and the cultural. This probably helped them finally get married in real life in 1989. This for the time was the most underrated show as it had good writing, a good introduction in the credits and the characters were well written so their contentious forces always seemed to consolidate with their roles in SI10 the special Police branch they worked for. Other action shows that were overrated for the time got more attention because of their commercial ties and influence among Pop-culture circles such as The A-Team making this marginalised but not forgotten.

The series made in an era of good television the 1980s is about an American Police officer who for reasons of exposure to corruption in high circles is sent to Britain for safe keeping and working in an elite Police force with a hard nosed inspector and a feisty partner from an elite family. The series is well presented and full of action. The plots are based on real crime scenarios that are well reused in a selective and independent manner from the Sweeney and the Professionals and in its own way matches these great Police Thrillers making it their distinct equal Was the above review useful to you? Page 1 of 2: Dempsey And Makepeace - The Complete First Series 1985 DVD: Amazon.co.uk: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Tony Osoba: DVD & Blu-ray By Mr P. D. Kinnear on 6 May 2006 Format: DVD As a spotty teenager I had a few "TV crushes" in the 1980's: Jane Badler (The evil lizard woman from "V"), Debbie Shore (Children's ITV presenter!) and GLYNIS BARBER from DEMPSEY & MAKEPEACE.

Now I can re-evaluate this Anglo-American co-production from a more 'mature' perspective *blush* DEMPSEY & MAKEPEACE was pretty much the end of an era that began decades earlier with classic ITC series such as THE SAINT, DANGER MAN and other such gems (Evolving via THE SWEENEY and THE PROFESSIONALS along the way). Subsequent to this show, attempts to create a similar format were always ruined with the introduction of borderline soap-antics (when the definition of "characterisation" came to mean "boring domestic angst"). I certainly won't insist that DEMSPEY & MAKEPEACE was "quality television", but I will say it was always a lot of fun to watch. Snobby critics hated it of course, but the show was still a huge hit with the viewers. This is mainly thanks to the personalities of the two leads - Michael Brandon slips into the shoes of a NYPD cop with ease - It's a clichéd role that should fall flat, but thanks to Mr. Brandon's performance we do actually find ourselves liking the character.

Glynis Barber is of course the "glam" role, but despite the scripts playing off her (considerable) good looks a little too often (Getting her stripped to her undies or ogled/groped while undercover) she carries it off well. Despite being there "for the lads", it's to her credit that the character is as memorable - When MAKEPEACE has to land a pilotless plane in one episode I actually started to share her panic, so convincing was Glynis' performance! I have to mention Ray Smith as "Spikings", their chief. Read more › A-Z of Television in the '80s (D) A B C E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Dads (ABC; 12.5.86-6.27.87) Barry Bostwick and Carl Weintraub played a pair of single fathers, a reporter and a stonemason, one with a teenage daughter and the other with two sons.

(Half-hour sitcom) Dallas (CBS; 4.2.78-3.3.91) The legendary primetime soap opera about the Ewing clan, headed by Jock, a wildcatter who struck it rich, who had three sons -- the conniving J.R., the emotionally unstable Gary (who went on to lead the cast of a spinoff series, Knots Landing), and the scrupulous Bobby, whose wife Pam wass the sister of Cliff Barnes, son of Jock's ex-partner, who sought revenge against the Ewings for the ruination of his father, etc. etc. Dalton's Code of Vengeance (NBC; 7.27.86-8.24.86) A short-lived hour-long drama featuring a Vietnam vet who roamed around the country righting wrongs. Played by Charles Taylor, the character was introduced in a TV movie that aired in June 1985, and a follow-up TV-movie that aired in May 1986. The films were turned into two episodes each, and there were two more original episodes shown before the series was cancelled.

Dance Fever (Syndicated; 1978-1987) This half-hour show gave amateur disco dancers national exposure.Deney Terrio and two women were the show's own dancers; when Terrio left in 1985, Adiran Zmed took his place. There were a total of 234 episodes. Dancin' to the Hits (Syndicated; 1986) This half-hour music series was hosted by Lorenzo Lamas; each episode featured a regular troupe of professional dancers and one live performance by new acts. There were a total of 30 episodes. Darkroom (ABC;11.27.81-7.8.82) This hour-long anthology series hosted by James Coburn specialized in stories of suspense and supernatural terror, a la Night Gallery, with stars like David Cararadine and Esther Rolle making appearances.

(16 episodes) Day by Day (NBC; 2.29.88-6.25.89) This half-hour sitcom was all about a yuppie couple -- he was a stockbroker, she a lawyer -- who quit the rat race and opened a day care in their home so that they could spend more time with their own kids. Featured Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the husband's former business associate, and Courtney Thorne-Smith as a sexy teenager hired to help out in the day care. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (NBC; 5.21.87-6.29.88) Critically-acclaimed sitcom about the life of a divorced thirtysomething woman in New York City. When NBC cancelled the series after one season, Lifetime picked it up and produced new episodes from 1989-1991. Blair Brown starred as the title character.

(65 episodes) Dear John (NBC; 10.6.88-7.22.92) With one hit sitcom (Taxi) and one flop (Detective in the House) to his credit, Judd Hirsch returned to TV as John Lacey, a mild-mannered high-school English teacher trying to cope with life after divorce. He joined a singles support group populated by some real characters. Based on a British TV comedy by the same name. (Half-hour sitcom, 90 episodes) Dempsey & Makepeace (Syndicated; 1985) This hour-long British-made (ITV) adventure series featured Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber as two members of Scotland Yard's special undercover group, SI-10. Dempsey was a brash New York cop who worked with the aristocratic Lady Harriet Makepeace. This unlikely team fought crime for a total of 31 episodes.

Designing Women (CBS; 9.29.86-5.24.93) All about the four women who ran an interior decorating business -- the classy, sharp-tongued Julia (Dixie Carter), her flashy sister Suzanne (Delta Burke), divorced mom Mary Jo (Annie Potts) and businesslike Charlene (Jean Smart). When NBC announced the show's cancellation, the fan uproar caused the network to reconsider, and the half-hour sitcom went on to run for 163 episodes. Detective in the House (CBS; 3.15.85-4.19.85) Riding high in the wake of the hit comedy, Taxi, Judd Hirsch showed up again as a successful engineer who chucked it all to realize his dream of becoming a private detective. He enlisted the aid of veteran gumshow Nick Turner (Jack Elam) to show him the ropes, while his long-suffering wife (Cassie Yates) went back to work to provide the family with a regular income.

The Devlin Connection (NBC; 10.2.82-12.25.82) The suave, independently wealthy Brian Devlin (Rock Hudson), a former private investigator, helped out his brash son Nick (Jack Scalia), an aspiring private eye. Leigh Taylor-Young also starred, as Lauren Dane, Devlin's beautiful assistant. Originally slated for Fall 1981, this series was delayed due to Hudson's open-heart surgery. Diamonds (CBS/USA; 9.22.87-May 1989) The twist to this hour-long detective drama was that the main characters were actors (who happened to be married) who played a a married couple who were private eyes on television. The series is cancelled, the two get divorced, and then try to make a living as real private eyes. Got it? Cancelled by CBS after one season, Diamonds was picked up by USA for its second.

The Dick Cavett Show (ABC; 9.23.86-12.30.86) Dick Cavett returned to host another discussion program that aired on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but even though it was scheduled to follow the popular Nightline, and featured guests such as Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin, the series failed to generate much viewer interest. Dick Clark's Nighttime (Syndicated; 1985-1986) The host of the classic American Bandstand returned to produce and host this late-night musical-variety series that featured live performances, interviews, videos and on-stage dancing. It lasted for 26 episodes. Diff'rent Strokes (NBC; 11.3.78-8.30.86) Gary Coleman was the star of this hit sitcom. He starred as Arnold, who, with brother Willis (Todd Bridges), were two black kids from Harlem being raised by the wealthy Philip Drummond (Conrad Bains). You see, their deceased mother had been Drummond's housekeeper.

Drummond's new housekeeper, Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae) went on to star in the spinoff Facts of Life, and First Lady Nancy Reagan showed up in a 1983 episode about drugs. (189 episodes) A Different World (NBC; 9.24.87-7.9.93) This spinoff from the popular The Cosby Show had Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) going off to college and trying to make it on her own. When Bonet was eased out after the first season -- her appearance in the controversial film Angel Heart might have had something to do with it -- Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison took up the slack as students Whitley and Dwayne (who would eventually marry.) There were 150 half-hour episodes (with six of them unaired.) Dirty Dancing (CBS; 9.29.88-1.14.89) It was probably inevitable that the hit film would inspire a half-hour comedy/drama.

Patrick Cassidy took the role of Johnny Castle, dance instructor at a summer resort in the Catskills, while Melora Hardin played Frances Kellerman, the 17-year-old daughter of the resort's owner, who falls in love with Johnny, much to the dismay of daddy. There was plenty of dancin' to go along with the romancin'. The Dirty Dozen (FOX; 4.30.88-7.30.88) Based on the 1967 movie starring Lee Marvin, this hour-long war drama was a misfire for the new FOX Network. Ben Murphy starred as Lt. Danko, who led a group of former military prison inmates on special missions against the Nazis. Thirteen episodes were filmed, all in Yugoslavia, but only seven were paid for and aired by Fox, which caused a legal firefight between Fox and MGM/UA, the production company. Dr. Ruth (Lifetime; 1984-1991) Dr. Ruth Westheimer became a pop culture icon as the host of this discussion show that focused on sex.

The diminutive, grandmotherly psychologist with the thick German accent dispensed advice in a show that was launched in August 1984 in a half-hour format, only to be expanded to one hour a year later. It spawned a number of "spinoffs" like What's Up, Dr. Ruth (1989), which targeted teens. Dolly (ABC; 9.27.87-5.7.88) Country-and-Western superstar Dolly Parton headlined this one-hour musical variety show that featured a guest star list including the likes of Burt Reynolds, Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys, Willie Nelson and Kermit the Frog. Nonetheless, the variety show's time had passed, and Dolly was cancelled after a single season. Dolphin Cove (CBS; 1.21.89-3.11.89) Frank Converse starred as a dolphin researcher who moves to Australia with his two children following the death of his wife, where he wass hired by a wealthy industrialist to work on man-dolphin commu- nications. Co-created by Peter (Jaws) Benchley, this hour-long drama lasted just eight episodes.

The Dom DeLuise Show (Syndicated; 1987-88) This half-hour sitcom was built around Dom's Barber Shop, where the star and his partner George -- George Wallace, who, lke DeLuise, was a standup comic -- welcomed a host of eccentric regulars as well as guests like Burt Reynolds, Dean Martin and Tom Jones. (24 episodes) Domestic Life (CBS; 1.4.84-9.11.84) Produced by Steve Martin, this half-hour sitcom starred Martin Mull as the host of a Seattle-based radio talk show about family issues, a topic in which he was an expert thanks to his own family, wife Candy (Judith-Marie Bergan) and two children. (10 episodes) Double Dare (CBS; 4.10.85-5.22.85) Billy Dee Williams starred as Billy Diamond, a professional thief based in San Francisco who is caught by Lt. Jennifer Warner (Janet Carroll) and agrees to work with the SFPD, along with his partner Sisko (Ken Wahl), as an alternative to serving a prison sentence.

(Hour-long detective drama) Double Trouble (NBC; 4.4.84-8.21.85) This half-hour sitcom had Jean and Liz Sagal playing teenage twins who, though identical in appearance, were exact opposites in personality. They lived with their widowed father (Donnelly Rhodes), owner of a dance studio in Des Moines, but only for 23 episodes. Down and Out in Beverly Hills (FOX; 4.26.87-9.12.87) Based on the hit 1985 movie of the same name, this half-hour sitcom starred Hector Elizondo as the wealthy patriarch of a Beverly Hills household invaded by a homeless derelict (Tim Thomerson). Reprising his film role was Matisse, the charismatic border collie. Downtown (CBS; 9.27.86-9.5.87) A police detective (Michael Nouri) serves as parole officer for four ex-cons living in a halfway house. Blair Underwood starred as a former pickpocket, and Mariska Hargitay as a tough but pretty street-person who tried to help the cop solve his cases.

Robert Englund was also in the cast. (One-hour drama; 13 episodes) Dragnet (Syndicated, 1989-1990) The revival of the classic cop show, this one starring Jeff Osterhage and Bernard White, with the former providing the narrative a la Webb. Premiering in September 1989 only in Los Angeles and New York City, there were 52 half-hour episodes. Dream Girl, U.S.A. (Syndicated; 1986) Hosted by Ken Howard, this half-hour program was essentially a beauty contest with four contestants in each of 26 episodes. Dream Street (NBC; 4.13.89-6.7.89) From the producers of thirtysomething, this hour-long drama chronicled the lives and loves of a group of lower-middle-class Americans. Filmed on location in Hoboken, NJ -- while it lasted. Stars included Dale Midkiff, Peter Frechette.

Dreams (CBS; 10.3.84-10.31.84) This half-hour sitcom starred John Stamos as Gino Minnelli, welder by day and aspiring rock musician by night. Martha (Jami Gertz) was a backup singer in his band, which performed at a small neighborhood pub owned by Gino's uncle. The Duck Factory (NBC; 4.12.84-7.11.84) Jim Carrey starred as a young cartoonist from the Midwest who landed a job in a Hollywood animation studio populated by a somewhat looney collection of characters, one of whom was played by veteran comedic actor Jack Gilford. (Half-hour sitcom, 13 episodes) Duet (FOX; 4.19.87-8.20-89) This half-hour romantic comedy focused on the lives of two couples -- Matthew Laurence and Mary Page Keller as one and Chris Lemmon and Alison La Placa as the other. It lasted two seasons, and then La Placa went on to star in a spinoff entitled Open House.

The Dukes of Hazzard (CBS; 9.26.79-8.16.85) Bo and Luke Duke (Tom Wopat and John Schneider) battle their nemesis Boss Hogg in this popular rural comedy featuring a souped-up Dodge Charger, the "General Lee," and a theme song performed by Waylon Jennings. In 1982, a contract dispute saw Wopat and Schneider replaced by Byron Cherry and Christopher Mayer, but ratings suffered, and Bo and Luke returned. There was an animated version that aired on CBS Saturday mornings in 1982. (Hour-long comedy; 147 episodes, 2 movies) Dynasty (ABC; 1.12.81-5.11.89) This lavish primetime soap opera was the only one able to give Dallas a run for its money.

There was John Forsythe as multimillionaire Blake Carrington with his wife Krystle (Linda Evans), spoiled daughter Fallon (Pamela Sue Martin) and vengeful ex-wife Alexis (Joan Collins) along with a host of others including James Farentino, Ali McGraw, Dale Robertson, Heather Locklear, George Hamilton and Diahann Carroll. There was a short-lived spinoff, The Colbys. (219 episodes) 1000+ images about dempsey and makepeace on Pinterest | Originals, Knives and Breakfast So Glynis, how HAVE you barely aged in 30 years? By avoiding water, skipping breakfast - and not succumbing to the nip-tuck knife, insists the Dempsey and Makepeace star | Daily Mail Online See More The 80s Detective Ready Reckoner | Den of Geek Search The 80s Detective Ready Reckoner The perms and bell-bottoms abated to tropical couture and teamwork, here are the best of eighties tecs... Breakaway (BBC 1980) Martin Jarvis Supt. Sam Harvey had a children's book published and decided to leave the force to concentrate on writing.

After his superior gives him some horrifying news he finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery which becomes a personal crusade for justice. Jarvis appeared in two six part Francis Durbridge thrillers The Family Affair and The Local Affair. Thomas Magnum Magnum PI (ITV 1981-88) Tom Selleck Selleck had appeared in the latter years of The Rockford Files as a young upstart, brought in to rival Rockford. Two years later Selleck had his own show. Magnum, when not house-sitting for Multi-millionaire Hillerman, drove a red Ferrari around familiar exotic locations (the show often used the same locations as Hawaii Five-O) solving small town crime. Perhaps the last time a man with a 'tash would be deemed attractive. Maggie Forbes The Gentle Touch (1980-84) Jill Gascoigne ITV's answer to Juliet Bravo. Maggie Forbes was a female plain-clothes detective Inspector, often seen at loggerheads with her chauvinistic colleagues. Over time she was gradually accepted and respected. Later Forbes headed up an all-female intelligence organisation in C.A.T.S Eyes...

Sgt Cribb Cribb (ITV 1980-81) Alan Dobie Essentially a police procedural set in Victorian times, Alan Dobie played Cribb, a determined by-the-book detective sergeant. The series had great attention to detail, often weaving genuine events into the script. Overlooked these days as much of its impact was eclipsed by the equally well made Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Johnny Ho The Chinese Detective (BBC 1981-82) David Yip David Yip played Sgt Johnny Ho, a chinese immigrant determined to be a policeman to please his aged father. Ho was an outsider struggling for acceptance often showing up the inherent racism both within the police force and the criminal underworld. Having written-off his car, Ho drives around in a distinctive green and wooden-panelled Morris Minor Traveller. Ho's scruffy image and unconventional approach lead to many a run-in with his superior, the engagingly charmless DCI Berwick, played with great appetite by genre veteran Derek Martin. Jim Bergerec Bergerac (BBC 1981-91) John Nettles The Tax haven island of Jersey provided a glamorous backdrop to the cases of The Bureau Des Etrangers.

Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a solid performance from John Nettles, was beset by a problematic personal life. An ex-alcoholic with a gammy leg, Bergerac was also recently divorced. He could rely on his dark red 1947 Triumph Roadster (in reality the car caused many problems for the production team). One of the BBC's most popular and enduring shows, Bergerac wasn't without flaws. Most notable among these was Jim's uncanny ability to link most of his cases to his father-in-law Charlie Hungerford, who week after week would befriend the chief suspect. Christine Cagney, Mary-Beth Lacey Cagney & Lacey (BBC 1982-88) Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly A female Starsky and Hutch. This chalk and cheese duo shared their personal problems with each other as well as their work. A very credible female cop show, it was originally devised as a vehicle for Loretta Swit, who played Christine Cagney in the pilot TV movie. Meg Foster was Cagney in the first short series, which was more hard-edged.

Producers fired Foster for being too butch and brought in Sharon Gless for the second series and then, deciding it still wasn't working, cancelled the show. The viewers knew better and it became one of the first series to be brought back by popular demand - although Tyne Daly's best actress award may have been the clincher. Neal Washington Hill Street Blues (ITV 1981-82, Channel 4 1983-9) One of the most influential American police shows of the era and one of Channel Four's early success stories. The use of single handheld cameras to capture the sometimes chaotic action was revolutionary, setting the template for drama in general and ITV's The Bill in particular. Hill Street Blues featured several detectives over the years. Chief amongst these was the toothpick-chewing Neal Washington and "JD" LaRue, his heavy drinking buddy. There was Mick Belker, a scruffy undercover cop with a vicious streak and a later recruit was Harry Garibaldi, a cop whose name is crying out for a spin-off series. Hill Street Blues had a heavy dose of realism, sometimes cases wouldn't be resolved, other times the police were the bad guys.

In short Hill Street was a dangerous area, requiring very astute policing. As they used to say at roll call "let's be careful out there..." Adam Dalgliesh PD James: Death Of An Expert Witness, Shroud For A Nightingale etc (ITV 1983-98) Roy Marsden Roy Marsden's poetry reading Commander Adam Dalgliesh was one of the first "cerebal detectives". A widower living in a windmill, pre-dating Jonathan Creek for that particular quirk. The stories had an edgy thriller atmosphere, well written and acted and not without scary moments. Unlike many detective series Dalgliesh's cases were serials (often six or seven parters) with several being produced intermittently over a period of fifteen years. Jemima Shore Jemima Shore Investigates (ITV 1983) Patricia Hodge Upper crust adventures with the TV reporter turned sleuth, a creation of the noted historian Lady Antonia Fraser. Arguably, a little too upmarket for its own good, only one short series was made. Matt Houston Matt Houston (BBC 1983-85) Lee Horsley A poor man's Magnum.

Matt Houston was a rich ex-cattle rancher turned part time sleuth. An mid-decade filler on BBC1 that merely emphasized the lack of a good British private eye series. Jim Taggart Taggart (ITV 1983 onwards) Mark McManus Steely Mark McManus was a hard cop policing a hard city. The series was shot through with black humour. Jim Taggart could be quite philosophical when it suited him. Sadly McManus died in 1994 but it's some tribute to his work on the series that Taggart continues to this day with his colleagues brought to the fore and is about to clock up its 25th anniversary. TJ Hooker TJ Hooker (ITV 1983-5) William Shatner An adequate vehicle for Shatner, suddenly sporting considerably more hair than in Star Trek, as a plain-clothes detective who yearned to be back on the beat. Shatner's middle-aged frame only just fitted into the police uniform. The TJ initials was never explained but Star Trek fans rumour it may be a subtle in-joke reverse of James Tiberius...

Remington Steele Remington Steele (BBC 1983-84 Channel 4 1986-87)) Pierce Brosnan Remington Steele was mythical head of an agency invented by a female private eye Laura Holt because she wasn't getting much work. To her surprise a man bearing that name turned up on her doorstep. A very wooden Pierce Brosnan would have given a tailor's dummy a run for its money in this insipid series weirdly seen as a training ground for his role as James Bond. Sherlock Holmes The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes The Return Of Sherlock Holmes The Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes (ITV 1984-94) Jeremy Brett Jeremy Brett made Sherlock Holmes his own. A well-mounted and superbly played series. Paired with David Burke, then later Edward Hardwicke as Doctor Watson, Brett's interpretation won many plaudits. This evocation of Holmes was much truer to the original Conan Doyle books. Holmes was only once seen in a deer stalker (even then in the context of a countryside assignment) favouring a top hat when about town. The series wasn't afraid of portraying Holmes' opium habit.

Brett put his all into his mesmerising and at times manic performance. Brett's determination for pefection contributed in part to his premature death in 1995. Frank Burnside The Bill (ITV 1984 onwards) Christopher Ellison Uncompromising hard man Detective Inspector Burnside was a refreshing break from the by-the-book police procedural of The Bill's early days. Appearing in the very first episode as Tommy Burnside the character was revised and really came to the fore when the series went twice weekly in 1988. Even then it was a well made crime drama rather than the neo soap it became. Chris Ellison left the show in the early nineties but returned a few years later as newly promoted DCI Burnside to pep up the ratings and was rewarded when Burnside got his own spin-off series in 2000. The unimaginatively titled Burnside didn't attract sufficient ratings to be recommissioned. Jane Marple Miss Marple (BBC 1984-92) Joan Hickson Well produced, with great attention to the period detail, as one would expect from the BBC.

However, genteel octogenerian Joan Hickson, seemed just a little too old to play Jane Marple. Hickson lacks the jauntiness of Magaret Rutherford, seeming to overplay the confused dowager. In truth Hickson's portrayal is closer to the books and it was rumoured Agatha Christie, late in her career, had suggested Hickson as a suitable actress for the role... Lomax Travelling Man (ITV 1984-85) Leigh Lawson An ex-police inspector sets out on a narrowboat in search of the killers of his son. The waterways backdrop provided a welcome departure from the urban detective shows that surrounded it but Travelling Man was rather slow moving. Lomax clearly wasn't in any great hurry to conclude his investigations. A breath of fresh air nonetheless. Mike Hammer Micky Spillane's Mike Hammer (ITV 1984-86) Stacey Keach Boorish gumshoe Mike Hammer was the focus of this overtly violent pulp thriller. Under-dressed women were seen only as decoration. Little to commend it frankly. ITV wisely pulled the plug when Keach was gaoled for drug offences.

Ripe for parody the whole thing was brilliantly spoofed by Sledge Hammer! very soon afterwards, right down to the PI's love affair with his gun. Mike Hammer called his gun "Betsy" whilst the unthinking Sledge Hammer christened his weapon "gun", even giving it a satin pillow next to his bed! Sonny Crockett, Ricardo Tubbs Miami Vice (BBC 1985-90) Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas High-class crime, exotic vistas and shallow fashionistas abounded in this escapist thriller series produced by the talented director Michael Mann. Don Johnson started a trend for "designer" stubble, rolled-up jacket sleeves and pastel t-shirts not to mention deck shoes worn without socks. Crockett is also probably the only detective in TV history to have a pet lizard (named Elvis). At the time it was seen as a more up-to-date take on the buddy cop show. Ultra fashion conscious and very eighties, Miami Vice has dated badly. Both Jan Hammer's signature tune and Crockett's Theme made the top five of the UK charts.

George Bulman Bulman (ITV 1985-87) Don Henderson Sergeant George Bulman had appeared in two other successful series The XYY Man and Strangers. Softly spoken and well read, Bulman was never without a scarf, fingerless gloves and a nasal inhaler. He repaired clocks in his early retirement but his real talent was his detective faculties, and he was coaxed back into the world of private detection by a young Siobhan Redman as Lucy McGinty. Bulman lasted two successful series. Lt. James Dempsey and Lady Harriet Makepeace Dempsey and Makepeace (ITV 1985-86) Michael Brandon, and Glynis Barber A policeman from New York's Ninth Precinct works with a haughty aristocratic Cambridge graduate with royal ancestory, who (weirdly) has aspirations to be a detective. Sharing The Professionals' love of the enjoyably ridiculous, Dempsey and Makepeace were agents for SI10 and each week were involved in increasingly spectacular car chases and stunts always at the expense of a good plot. Designed to follow 3-2-1 when Saturday nights belonged to ITV, the series quickly outstayed its dubious welcome.

The real life romance between Brandon and Barber was far more interesting. Roy Clarke had the show in his sights when he created Pulaski a 1987 spoof private eye show for the BBC wherein the offscreen antics of the stars more than matched anything that appeared onscreen. Ronald Craven Edge Of Darkness (BBC 1985) Bob Peck Bob Peck gives the performance of his career in this superlative thriller as relevant today as it was on first transmission. Peck plays Yorkshire detective Craven. Investigating his daughter's death, Craven uncovers eco and political conspiracies and shady secret service goings-on. The rock music soundtrack by Eric Clapton is used very effectively. This gritty drama is an intelligent high watermark in Eighties TV. David Addison, Maddie Hayes Moonlighting (BBC 1986-90) Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd Essentially a fantasy comedy drama. Moonlightlng shares many of the criteria already outlined for the detective drama. Increasingly this includes a theme that makes the charts, in this case courtesy of Al Jarreau. A pre-Die Hard Bruce Willis (later to have a hit single himself) is charming as charismatic gumshoe David Addison.

There's a tense chemistry between Addison and his partner and boss at the Blue Moon Detective Agency, Maddie Hayes. Cybill Shepherd gives one of her most dazzling performances. Full of snappy one-liners, reminiscent of forties screwball comedies, made all the sharper by the revelation the two stars had no time for each other off-camera. Endeavour Morse Inspector Morse (ITV 1987-92, 1997-2000) John Thaw John Thaw returned to the genre which made his name as a radically different policeman to Regan, the enigmatic and silver-haired Endeavour Morse. The dreaming spires of Oxford provided the backdrop to the cases of the classical music-oving Chief Inspector, whose love of real ale tested Thaw's acting mettle, as in reality he preferred vodka. The crossword addict and vintage Jag driver was ably assisted by Kevin Whately as his faithful Sergeant, the decent but very straightforward, Robbie Lewis. Once again the theme (cleverly utilising morse code as a bassline) proved a great success for the impressively monikered composer Barrington Pheuloung.

Reg Wexford Ruth Rendell (ITV 1987 onwards) George Baker Wexford is another in the long line of cerebal 'tecs. This series, always broadcast under the Ruth Rendell umbrella title, was well acted but leaden-paced. Presumably the sleepy village locations and equally sleep-inducing cases was aimed at the cosy Sunday night crowd. Rendell's work as Barbara Vine is altogether more engaging. Alan Rockliffe Rockliffe's Babies, Rockliffe's Folly (BBC 1987-88) Ian Hogg Teetotal, seen-it-all Sergeant Alan Rockliffe finds himself wet-nursing seven rookie detectives making their way (and plenty of mistakes) as part of the Met's Victor Tango division. After two successful urban series, Rockliffe was transferred to Wessex, only to discover crime was as rife in the country as in the city. Ian Hogg played the eponymous Rockliffe, a rather scruffy character in the original series wearing the same jacket and red raincoat throughout. He suddenly developed a taste for classical music (a nod to the success of Morse perhaps?) in the aptly named Rockliffe's Folly.

Lord Peter Wimsey Dorothy L Sayer's Mysteries: Strong Poison, Gaudy Nights (BBC 1987) Edward Petherbridge Notable for it's brilliant Art Deco title sequence, evoking the style and opulence of the twenties and thirties era. This was series of short serials featuring upper class slueth Peter Wimsey and his cohort Harriet Vane played here by Harriet Walter. Well acted and sufficiently intriguing, though unfashionably class ridden. Jack Killian Midnight Caller(BBC1989-93) Gary Cole Reminiscent of the Clint Eastwood film Play Misty For Me and the BBC's Shoestring, Gary Cole who had turned down Miami Vice's Sonny Crockett, starred as the night time radio host. Killian solved crimes brought to his attention by his listeners. Albert Campion Campion (BBC 1989-90) Peter Davison Peter Davison played the bespectacled silly-ass gentleman sleuth Albert Campion. Ably supported by Brian Glover as the impressively named gentleman's gentleman Magersfontien Lugg. This upper crust Margery Allingham detective has much in common with the Lord Peter Wimsey books.

Campion though has more screen presence than Wimsey and the character is more likeable. Then again, Davison is rarely cast against type. Spenser Dempsey and Makepeace Season 1 - 3-DVD Set Dempsey & Makepeace - Season One: Amazon.co.uk: Terence Alexander, Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, Ralph Michael, Ray Jewers, Mark Wing-Davey, David Baxt, Ross Murray, Desmond Cullum-Jones, Tony Wharmby, Dempsey and Makepeace (Season 1) - 3-DVD Set ( Dempsey & Makepeace - Season One ), Dempsey and Makepeace (Season 1) - 3-DVD Set, Dempsey & Makepeace - Season One: DVD & Blu-ray By Mr P. D. Kinnear on 6 May 2006 Format: DVD As a spotty teenager I had a few "TV crushes" in the 1980's: Jane Badler (The evil lizard woman from "V"), Debbie Shore (Children's ITV presenter!) and GLYNIS BARBER from DEMPSEY & MAKEPEACE.

Now I can re-evaluate this Anglo-American co-production from a more 'mature' perspective *blush* DEMPSEY & MAKEPEACE was pretty much the end of an era that began decades earlier with classic ITC series such as THE SAINT, DANGER MAN and other such gems (Evolving via THE SWEENEY and THE PROFESSIONALS along the way). Subsequent to this show, attempts to create a similar format were always ruined with the introduction of borderline soap-antics (when the definition of "characterisation" came to mean "boring domestic angst"). I certainly won't insist that DEMSPEY & MAKEPEACE was "quality television", but I will say it was always a lot of fun to watch. Snobby critics hated it of course, but the show was still a huge hit with the viewers. This is mainly thanks to the personalities of the two leads - Michael Brandon slips into the shoes of a NYPD cop with ease - It's a clichéd role that should fall flat, but thanks to Mr. Brandon's performance we do actually find ourselves liking the character.

Glynis Barber is of course the "glam" role, but despite the scripts playing off her (considerable) good looks a little too often (Getting her stripped to her undies or ogled/groped while undercover) she carries it off well. Despite being there "for the lads", it's to her credit that the character is as memorable - When MAKEPEACE has to land a pilotless plane in one episode I actually started to share her panic, so convincing was Glynis' performance! I have to mention Ray Smith as "Spikings", their chief. Read more ›

Question: In which TV cop series of the 1980's, did Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber play the lead roles?
Answer: Dempsey and Makepeace